fencing
noun
[ ˈfɛnsɪŋ ]
• the sport of fighting with swords, especially foils, épées, or sabres, according to a set of rules, in order to score points against an opponent.
• "a fencing foil"
• a series of fences.
• "security fencing"
fence
verb
• surround or protect with a fence.
• "our garden was not fully fenced"
Similar:
enclose,
surround,
circumscribe,
encircle,
circle,
encompass,
bound,
form a barrier around,
form a ring round,
divide up,
section off,
separate off,
partition off,
cut off,
cordon off,
close off,
isolate,
segregate,
seal,
close,
gird,
girdle,
engird,
compass,
• buy or sell (stolen goods).
• "after stealing your ring, he didn't even know how to fence it"
Similar:
receive stolen goods,
deal in stolen goods,
• engage in the sport of fencing.
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘defending, defence’): shortening of defence. Compare with fencible and fend.
